On Mother's Day, HARIZ BAHARUDIN (harizbah@sph.com.sg) profiles two women who have sacrificed a big part of their lives for their children

The feeling of holding your baby's tiny hands in yours - it is a bonding moment that an expectant mother looks forward to.

Miss Christabel Koh, 28, was no different. Sadly, she was robbed of that experience.

Her daughter, Chrislyn Rae Koh Lien, was born without her hands properly formed.

Miss Koh, a single mother who works for online grocery concierge Honestbee, tells The New Paper on Sunday: "I had no idea right until she was born. A million thoughts ran through my head. How is she going to survive?"

Her daughter was born in 2013 with amniotic band syndrome (ABS), a rare condition that affects one in about 10,000 babies.

Chrislyn was born without a left hand, and the fingers on her right hand were all fused together. (See other report.)